It is the nearest cluster size which could be quite large, it depends on the
size of the partition and the disk OS. FAT32 will have a different size
from NTFS. I can't remember what the sizes are for the different OSs.
John Weller
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: profoxtech-bounces .AT. leafe .D.O.T com
> [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com]On Behalf Of Michael Madigan
> Sent: 29 September 2007 00:17
> To: profoxtech .AT. leafe .D.O.T com
> Subject: Re: Determining size on disk?
>
>
> If I'm not mistaken, don't you have to round up to the
> nearest whole block or segment?
>
>
> --- Steven Holt <sh@stockpix.com> wrote:
>
> > I've written a backup system for my digital photos
> > that copies a
> > directory tree of files into DVD sized directories
> > to be burned and am
> > adding up file sizes as I go to determine where to
> > stop and start on a
> > new disk. The problem I'm running into is that the
> > file size seems not
> > to be exactly equivalent to the size on the disk.
> >
> > I'm aiming for a size on disk of 4.37 GB or less
> > since undersize is ok,
> > but oversize requires the manual adjustments I wish
> > to avoid.
> >
> > lnDisksize < 4800000000 is the cutoff prior to a
> > copy is the litmus
> > that has generated the results below
> >
> > Here are some sample "size on disk" coming from win
> > explorer properties
> > windows
> >
> > 4.26 GB (4,577,214,464 bytes)
> > 4.40 GB (4,725,853,231 bytes)
> > 4.37 GB (4,697,579,520 bytes)
> > 4.37 GB (4,702,322,688 bytes)
> >
> > I suppose I could work from diskspace() rather than
> > file size addition.
> > Are there other quick and more accurate ways of
> > getting the "size on
> > disk" of a set of subdirectories programmatically in
> > foxpro? I'm
> > presently working in fox 6.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Steven Holt
> >
> > Steven
> > Holt
> >
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> >
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> >
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